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What of the below commands will rename a file from its oldname to newname?

  1. rm oldname newname

  2. rename oldname newname

  3. ren oldname newname

  4. mv oldname newname
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Explanation

The mv (move) command is standard in Unix/Linux to rename or move files. rm is used to delete files, and command names like ren or rename (with this syntax) are either Windows commands or require different arguments depending on the utility installed.

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